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The News Review Photo Gallery has now some new pictures in it from last weekend’s snowstorm. We’re hoping to make this a regular feature. Look for the link at the bottom of this page! We’re still having some teething troubles … Read More
On Friday, January 24, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it had issued Phase II of its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Federal Bureau of Investigations Headquarters Consolidation Project. It also announced that President Barack Obama’s Fiscal … Read More
For once the forecasters nailed it. Snow. A lot of it – and high winds to boot. Greenbelters, after a serious raid on the coop (where would we be without the Co-0p?) mostly hunkered down and waited it out. Emerging … Read More
There it was. Some kind of bird that resembled a mourning dove but it looked like it had a fluffy white cape over its shoulders. It kept pecking at the grassy area next to the phone pole on Parkway, across … Read More
At 5:15 on January 19, a passerby noticed that the house at 1 Lakeview Circle was on fire. No one was hurt, though there was considerable damage to the building. The passerby saw smoke coming from the roof and flames … Read More
On Sunday, January 24 at 2 p.m., Beech Tree Puppets bring their new show, Rainbow Crow Brings Daylight, to the New Deal Café. The show combines two American Indian creation stories from the Lenape and the Inuit tribes. Crow has … Read More
City residents could see higher quality broadcasts of city meetings and more meetings could be broadcast if council approves moving forward with a proposal discussed at its January 4 worksession. The proposal will be considered for action at a future … Read More
State Delegate Alonzo Washington (District 22) came prepared with questions for the panel he was moderating on January 7. With the broad topic of color and class in Prince George’s County, he started the evening off by introducing his expert … Read More
The December 7 Greenbelt City Council worksession was scheduled to consider the Detailed Site Plan (DSP) for Phase III of the South Core of Greenbelt Station and a new concept plan. However, issues relating to the DSP were satisfactorily resolved, … Read More